Kenwood Ka 9100 speakers suggestions.

[carc10]

Hello everyone
I just got one kenwood ka 9100 amp, what an amazing sound by the way
I think its a great upgrade from my other system with nad 7020E and b&w dm4 speakers.
I love this speakers, the acoustics is what i like the most. even more now when paired with kenwood, but when i listen to rock music i cannot say the same, lets say for example ACDC, Led Zepplin... etc etc
They are not that good for rock or at least to my ears.

Does anyone have any suggestions? what should i be looking for?

Thanks

 

[maxhifi]

Hello everyone
I just got one kenwood ka 9100 amp, what an amazing sound by the way
I think its a great upgrade from my other system with nad 7020E and b&w dm4 speakers.
I love this speakers, the acoustics is what i like the most. even more now when paired with kenwood, but when i listen to rock music i cannot say the same, lets say for example ACDC, Led Zepplin... etc etc
They are not that good for rock or at least to my ears.

Does anyone have any suggestions? what should i be looking for?

Thanks

If you want it to sound like you're at a rock concert, you need sensitive speakers, with big paper cones, and horn tweeters.

Audiophile speakers are meant to be accurate, and faithful to the original sound. Rock concerts are meant to be loud, and move a lot of air. It's one of those cases where you sort of have to pick one.

 

[stevo137]

Great rig, especially the Kenwood!

Keep the B&W's and find a nice set of
Pioneer HPM's for the rock.

That's why they have channel B on the amp, so you can easily switch speakers.

Not cheap though, I just sold a beautiful set of HPM 100's for $800.



Another quick and less expensive option is a set of headphones and believe me, headphones sound great with the Kenny KA's.

They also put a lot of effort to add the headphone jack to the Kenwoods of this era and they will run strong against the newer "headphone" amps.

 

[Stack]

Considering that speakers are such a subjective matter, I'll just give my $0.02 on what I've used with my KA-801 (similar age and wattage to your gear):

Realistic Mach II: These are surprisingly not bad. If you want something LOUD they're very good at that, and they don't slouch with high end detail, getting paired with a pretty good radial horn tweeter. They do much better with replacement capacitors in the crossover (due to age). Not amazingly accurate (they tend to over accentuate bass an treble due to a relatively small 5" midrange driver) but still fun to listen to.

JBL L5: Significantly more accurate than the Mach 2s, with cleaner bass. Though not quite as loud, they still can crank. Nice radial tweeter, the surrounds never rot, and beefy construction on the drivers. A real sleeper by JBL, and a pleasure to listen to for hours at a time. Among the last of JBLs speakers to be built in California. They also look quite attractive in the living room. If you move frequently you might want to pass these up; these are 68 pounds apiece...

 

[kydog]

One choice is the Kenwood 888D. Perfect for what you’re looking for. I have a set running on my SA 9100 now. 16” woofers, Horn loaded as well as efficient.

Specifications
Type: 5 way, 6 driver loudspeaker system

Frequency Response: 20Hz to 22kHz

Power Handling: 150W

Crossover Frequency: 700, 2000, 5000, 10000Hz

Impedance: 8Ω

Sensitivity: 98dB

Bass: 1 x 405mm cone

Midbass: 1 x 160mm cone

Midrange: 1 x horn

Tweeter: 2 x horn

Super Tweeter: 1 x 30mm cone

Enclosure: bass reflex

Finish: walnut grain

Dimensions: 445 x 660 x 280mm

Weight: 24.6kg

Year: 1976